Knowing what to say when someone has lost a loved one to addiction can be difficult. Even though what you say to that person may not make the situation better, saying the wrong thing can be very hurtful. Providing compassion and understanding to someone suffering this kind of a loss is very important. Therefore, knowing […]
Tag Archives: Overdose
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Oct
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The isolation, despair and economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic may be causing the opioid epidemic to grow worse. According to Barbara Andraka-Christou, assistant professor of health management and informatics at the University of Central Florida, says that overdoses have already gone up in the first half of the year. In Andraka-Christou’s new book […]
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Sarah Ziegenhorn was ambitious in doing what she could to help her community in Iowa City towards addiction recovery while she was in medical school. She started a romance with Andrew Beeler who believed in her advocacy works based on personal experience. Because of the obstacles surrounding a person’s parole while in recovery, Beeler lost […]
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Harris Wittels was a comedian who was not afraid to post his humorous thoughts on the web, on TV and podcasts. Unfortunately, Wittels died of a heroin overdose at the age of 30 in 2015. Wittels’ family is making it their mission to carry on his memory by spreading the word about substance abuse and […]
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It used to be that opioid use was to be for serious cases like if you are a cancer patient or just went through an important surgery. Now, opioids are used for everything and are given to teenagers that are innocently taking these pills without realizing they can be at risk for life-long addiction. HealthDay […]
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It is hard to see how you are when you are under the influence. Even if people tell you that you are not acting like yourself or do not like who you have become, you do not believe them. One woman saw a picture of herself overdosed that went viral which encouraged her to want […]
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Mac Miller was a best-selling rapper who passed away from a drug overdose on September 7, 2018. It was recently discovered that the drugs that killed Miller were laced with fentanyl given to him by his drug dealer, Cameron James Pettit. Mac Miller’s death can teach us how important it is to get help for […]